Uncertainty Analysis of Life Cycle Assessment Input Parameters on City Quarter Level

Hannes Harter; Bruno Willenborg; Patricia Schneider-Marin; Farzan Banihashemi; Michael Vollmer; Daniel Kierdorf; Thomas H. Kolbe; Werner Lang

doi:10.26868/25222708.2021.30672

Uncertainty Analysis of Life Cycle Assessment Input Parameters on City Quarter Level

Hannes Harter
, Bruno Willenborg
, Patricia Schneider-Marin
, Farzan Banihashemi
, Michael Vollmer
, Daniel Kierdorf
, Thomas H. Kolbe
, Werner Lang

Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) are mandatory to extend the assessment of the ecological and energetic performance of buildings to a life-cycle based approach. At the district level, however, there are often data gaps in relation to relevant assessment input data. These gaps are closed by assumptions, which lead to uncertainties in the calculation and interpretation of results. In order to identify the parameters with the greatest influence on the results, an uncertainty analysis is carried out using a case study with 196 residential buildings. Parameters with the greatest influence on life cycle based embedded and operational energy/emissions of buildings are identified.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	BS 2021 - Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021
Subtitle of host publication	17th Conference of IBPSA
Editors	Dirk Saelens, Jelle Laverge, Wim Boydens, Lieve Helsen
Publisher	International Building Performance Simulation Association
Pages	1880-1887
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781775052029
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2021.30672
State	Published - 2022
Event	17th IBPSA Conference on Building Simulation, BS 2021 - Bruges, Belgium Duration: 1 Sep 2021 → 3 Sep 2021

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Name	Building Simulation Conference Proceedings
ISSN (Print)	2522-2708

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Conference	17th IBPSA Conference on Building Simulation, BS 2021
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Bruges
Period	1/09/21 → 3/09/21

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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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Harter, H., Willenborg, B., Schneider-Marin, P., Banihashemi, F., Vollmer, M., Kierdorf, D., Kolbe, T. H., & Lang, W. (2022). Uncertainty Analysis of Life Cycle Assessment Input Parameters on City Quarter Level. In D. Saelens, J. Laverge, W. Boydens, & L. Helsen (Eds.), BS 2021 - Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021: 17th Conference of IBPSA (pp. 1880-1887). (Building Simulation Conference Proceedings). International Building Performance Simulation Association. https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2021.30672

Harter, Hannes ; Willenborg, Bruno ; Schneider-Marin, Patricia et al. / Uncertainty Analysis of Life Cycle Assessment Input Parameters on City Quarter Level. BS 2021 - Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021: 17th Conference of IBPSA. editor / Dirk Saelens ; Jelle Laverge ; Wim Boydens ; Lieve Helsen. International Building Performance Simulation Association, 2022. pp. 1880-1887 (Building Simulation Conference Proceedings).

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Harter, H, Willenborg, B, Schneider-Marin, P, Banihashemi, F, Vollmer, M, Kierdorf, D, Kolbe, TH & Lang, W 2022, Uncertainty Analysis of Life Cycle Assessment Input Parameters on City Quarter Level. in D Saelens, J Laverge, W Boydens & L Helsen (eds), BS 2021 - Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021: 17th Conference of IBPSA. Building Simulation Conference Proceedings, International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp. 1880-1887, 17th IBPSA Conference on Building Simulation, BS 2021, Bruges, Belgium, 1/09/21. https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2021.30672

Uncertainty Analysis of Life Cycle Assessment Input Parameters on City Quarter Level. / Harter, Hannes; Willenborg, Bruno; Schneider-Marin, Patricia et al.
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